Pilot Plant Processing, Bakery and Brewery Equipment and Facilities

Campden BRI food and drink innovation

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At Campden BRI we have a huge range of food and drink pilot plant facilities, covering over 3000m2, to help you develop new products, analyse existing processes, and evaluate ideas for the future. This illustrated list shows some of the equipment available. Our key areas are listed below but this is not an exhaustive list: We also have a specifically designed Microbiology Process Hall

Sample and ingredient preparation Facilities to cover a wide range of products including; • Equipment for peeling and blanching and range of fruits and vegetables • Meat processing and preparation equipment including sausage fillers and meat slicers • Mixers, blenders, homogenisers for products such as soups and sauces

Thermal technologies, chilling and freezing Campden BRI has nearly 100 years of experience in dealing with all aspects of heat processed foods. We have facilities to help you process your products; • Thermal processing equipment including retorts (steam, steam/air, water immersion, raining water) and pasteurisation tanks for processing under a range of conditions and to cover a wide range of product areas including canned products, pouches, trays, etc. • Steam–jacketed pans, batch pressure cooking and cooling vessels suitable for the manufacture of ketchups, jams, sauces and ready meal mixes • Hot air and freeze driers for preparation of ingredients for dried mixes or lab samples • Air blast chillers and freezers for ready meals as well as fruits and vegetables

Once your products and processes are designed we can offer support with cooking instructions and process validation.

Baking and milling Information to be published shortly

Beverages In addition to equipment for preparing ingredients for a wide range of drinks including soft, fruit based and carbonated, flavoured beverages we have facilities for packing and processing drinks. Facilities include;

• Specialist pilot plant facilities for brewing and malting • Drinks carbonators and a citrus multi–juicer

• HTST/UHT unit with tubular and plate heat exchanger capabilities • Riddling and tirage bottling for wine

Emerging technologies

• New technologies such as high–pressure processing, pulsed light, UV–C light, power ultrasound, cold plasma and Revtech.

Packaging technologies

We have a wide range of packaging equipment packing into a range of materials including cans, glass, pouches and trays. We also have equipment to vacuum and modified atmosphere pack products.

Campden BRI has a range of packaging analysis including strength and integrity testing facilities and both chemical and sensory taint analysis capabilities.

In addition to this we have a range of temperature controlled rooms for storage in a variety of conditions. We also have dedicated a product development lab for recipe development including a range of kitchen–scale equipment, microwaves and conventional ovens.

We also have equipment to measure a range of quality control parameters.

Contacts for pilot plant

General pilot plant (Chipping Campden site)

Sarah Chapman +44(0)1386 842212 [email protected]

Dan Hall +44(0)1386 842251 [email protected]

Bakery pilot plant (Chipping Campden site)

Nathan Giles (Bakery pilot plant) +44(0)1386 842454 [email protected]

Pilot brewery equipment (Nutfield site)

Javier Gomez Lopez +44(0)1737 824276 [email protected]

Eung Gwan Lee +44(0)1737 824266 [email protected]

Contents Examples of the types of Canning and retorting 5 products that can be produced Carnaud-Metalbox MB6 can seamers x 2 5 Carnaud Metalbox MB1A can seamers x 3 5 (Illustrative only – not exhaustive) Carnaud Metalbox MB1A vacuum can seamer 5 AID SVG can seamer x 2 5 • In-pack heat pasteurised and sterilised foods in AID PAK beverage can seamer 5 glass, flexible packaging and cans e.g. ready meals, soups, sauces, drinks, canned fruit or Can seam evaluation equipment 6 vegetables CMC Kuhnke seam imaging equipment 6 • Carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks including freshly squeezed juices CMC Kuhnke seam stripper 6 • Comminuted meat products such as sausages, CMC Kuhnke seam saw 6 meat pies, re-formed cooked meats. Carnaud Metalbox MB200 vapour vacuum capper 6 • Non-thermal in-pack pasteurised products (using Bead vertical 3 crate retort 7 high pressure processing) Jon Fraser horizontal laboratory retort 7 • Mayonnaise type products John Fraser 2 vessel horizontal retort 7 • Freeze dried fruit and vegetables FlexEJ laboratory vertical retort 7 • Modified atmosphere packed products such as FMC retort 8 fresh-cut fruit and vegetables Lagarde retort 8 • Blast frozen products e.g. fruit and vegetables, Shaka retort 8 chips etc Steriflow retort 8 • Fried non-extruded snack products such as Fruit pasteurisation and exhaust tanks 8 crisps • Batch-made soups and sauces (a few litres up to Comminuting equipment 9 several hundred litres) Robot Coupe food processor R501 9 Mainca bowl chopper 9

Mado bowl chopper 9 In addition to the facilities outlined above we have a dedicated pilot plant facility for bakery products Mincer 9 which includes: Fryma colloidal mill 9

• Pilot scale bread, pastry, biscuit, cake and snack Mixers 10 production facilities Small Mainca mixer 10 • Z-blade, Spiral, Tweedy and Artofex mixers Large Mainca mixer 10 • Range of moulding options for bread, pastry and Silverson bench mixer 10 biscuits Silverson mixer 11 • Proving cabinets, reel, rack and travelling ovens IKA Turbotron Type RKG paddle mixer 11 Crypto Peerless EF20 mixer 11 At our Nutfield site we have a dedicated pilot facility for malting and beer production. Homogenisers 12 Niro Soavi Spa Type NS2002H homogeniser 12

Fruit and vegetable processing 12 Steam jacketed pans 12 Winkworth steam jacketed pan 12 Green bean cutter 12 Crypto-Peerless carborundum peeler 13 Ditto-Electrolux TRS food processor 13 Brierley Collier Hartley fruit press 13 Bertuzzi fruit mill and hydraulic press 13 Bertuzzi pulping plant 14 FMC multi juicer 14

Centrifuging and filtering 14 Westfalia centrifugal separator 14 Carlsson plate filter 14

Meat processing 15 Fillers 25 Sausage filler 15 Enolmatic bottle filler 25 Bizerba meat slicer 15 Turbofill filler 25

Emerging technologies 16 Other 25 High pressure processing vessel 16 Laminar flow cabinet 25 Ultrasound 16 VeriVide photostability cabinet 26 Dynowave- AMT 4 16 Revtech 17 Bakery pilot plant equipment 28 Continuous cold plasma system 17 Spiral mixer 28 High speed Tweedy mixer 28 Packaging equipment 18 Z blade mixer 28 Multivac C200 18 Planetary mixer 28 Fords Duckworth 003 bench heat sealer 18 Reel oven 29 Hulme-Martin hand operated bench impulse sealers 18 Deck oven 29 Riverside hot bar sealer 19 Rack oven 29 Hulme Martin hot bar sealer 19 Travelling oven 29 Systech Gaspace advance gas analyser 19 Provers/ retarders 29 Schreiner creep/burst test system 19 Conical moulder 30 Witt Pack Vac leak detector 19 Final moulder 30 Systech permeability equipment 19 Small scale roll plant 30 Environmental chamber 20 Baguette moulder 30 Zwick/Roell Z050 20 Rondo Smartline 30 Internal pressure tester 20 Dough press 31 Glove box 20 Pastry brake 31 Dough laminator 31 Texture and food structure assessment 21 Dodman digital pea tenderometer 21 Chocolate equipment 31 Martin pea tenderometer 21 Chocolate enrober 31 CAO-B5 ball mill refiner 31 Data acquisition systems 21 KitchenAid mixer with a heated bowl 32 Squirrel data loggers 21 Anville data loggers 21 Bakery texture equipment 32 Ellab TM 9616 and flex systems 21 TexVol L370 Laser volume machine 32 Ellab tracksense reader stations 21 C-cell crumb analysis 32 Ellab Tracksense wireless loggers (various types) 22 Differential Scanning Calorimetry 32 Ellab deflection sensor 22 Rapid visco analyser 32 Ellab deflection sensor packaging stand 22 Rheometer and tensionmeter 33 Anemometer 22 Texture analysers 33 Flir thermal imaging camera 22 Luxtron data acquisition system 22 Milling pilot plant equipment 33 Bühlermill 33 Soft drinks 22 Dehuller 33 Soft drinks carbonator- Armfield FT102X 22 Large sieve 34 UHT / HTST pasteuriser - Armfield FT 74XTS 23 Pilot brewery equipment 35 Chilling and freezing equipment 23 1hl Briggs pilot brewery 35 Armfield freezer 23 Meura 2001 pilot mash filter 35 Alfa Laval membrane separations rig 35 Cooking/vacuum cooling/drying 23 Haffmans inpack TPO/CO2 meter 35 BCH vacuum cooker/cooler 23 Meheen carbonated beverage bottle filler 36 Birchover freeze dryer 23 Giusti Vesuvio cook/cool system 24

Microwave and conventional ovens 24

Frying equipment 24 Valentine “Maxi” deep fat fryer 24 Lincat deep fat fryer 25

AID SVG can seamer x 2 Pilot plant facilities May be adjusted to close cans of 65, 73, 83, 99 and 153mm diameter. Has vacuum close ability. Closing Canning and retorting speed of 4 cans per minute.

Carnaud-Metalbox MB6 can seamers x 2

Able to close 73 x 51mm and 83 x 114mm cans but can be adjusted to close other can sizes. Both seamers have steam flow close capability. Change parts are available to allow the handling of 73mm diameter two piece cans. Closing speed of 40 cans per minute.

Carnaud Metalbox MB1A can seamers x 3 AID PAK May be adjusted to seam all heights of can of the beverage can seamer following diameters: 65, 73, 83, 99 and 153mm. The maximum closing speed is 5 cans per minute. With Under Cover Gassing, B64 and CDL profile chucks Carnaud Metalbox MB1A vacuum can seamer Change parts for slim line (200) and sleek (202) formats as well as 206 diameter cans

May be used to vacuum close double seam cans with diameters of 65, 73, 83 and 99mm. Closing speed of 3 cans per minute, up to 25 in Hg may be applied.

Can seam evaluation equipment CMC Kuhnke seam saw

For sectioning a double seam prior to image CMC Kuhnke seam imaging equipment analysis

Windows based imaging software with inputs from Mitoyo countersink gauge, seam thickness gauge and plate thickness gauge.

Carnaud Metalbox MB200 vapour vacuum capper

For applying regular twist-off (RTO) and push on- twist off (PTO) closures. Change parts for 53, 63,

68 and 70mm diameter RTO closures are available.

There is a steam flow closure facility and a closing Micrometers and gauges for the measurement of speed of 3 jars per minute. double seams.

CMC Kuhnke seam stripper

For removing seams from 73mm diameter food cans

Bead vertical 3 crate retort John Fraser 2 vessel horizontal retort

May be used as a steam or water immersion retort. May be used for static or rotary processing, using Working pressure of 30 psig. steam, steam/air mixture or water immersion as the heating medium. Has a facility for the attachment of a slip-ring assembly. The retort has a glass viewing panel and light system permitting viewing of containers during processing. Capacity up to 100 73 x 115mm cans, also suitable for pouches, glass jars and plastic containers. Working pressure of 3 bar.

Jon Fraser horizontal laboratory retort FlexEJ laboratory vertical retort

Pilot scale retort may be used for steam processing May be used for static steam processing in the static, axial or end over end rotation modes. Working pressure of 2.0 bar. Has a facility for the attachment of a slip-ring Capacity up to 250 73 x 61mm cans assembly. Capacity up to 125 73x110mm cans

Capacity up to 12 73x115mm cans. Working pressure of 1.4 bar.

FMC retort Shaka retort

Reel and Spiral hydrostat simulator. May be used Experimental retort with novel shaking movement for for steam or full water immersion processing. Takes improved heat penetration. Mainly suitable for cans a full range of cans up to A10 size will take up 47 UT processed in steam. cans. Has a slip ring assembly; maximum temperature 130°C.

Steriflow retort

This retort is capable of processing up to 135 ET cans in a raining water process, under rotating or static conditions. The retort can operate up to 150ºC, 5 Bar and 3rpm. Lagarde retort

May be used for static or rotary processing using steam/air or raining water as the heating medium. The retort is fully programmable. There is a glass viewing panel and light. There are facilities for the attachment of a slip-ring assembly. Capacity of up to 80 73 x 115 cans. Also suitable for pouches, glass jars and plastic containers. Working pressure of 6 bar.

Fruit pasteurisation and exhaust tanks

Two atmospheric tanks for the exhausting of cans prior to seaming or for the pasteurisation of fruit packs. Capacity of up to 50 73 x 115mm cans per tank. One tank is fitted with a programmable controller.

Comminuting equipment Mado bowl chopper

50L capacity bowl chopper, with adjustable blade

revolutions and bowl rotations. Robot Coupe food processor R501

Products may be sliced, diced or chipped from a continuous feed. Also allows liquidising on a batch basis.

Mincer

Electrically operated laboratory scale meat mincer.

Mainca bowl chopper

Small scale bowl chopper with adjustable bowl and blade speed settings. Maximum capacity of approximately 15kg.

Fryma colloidal mill

Continuous system with a variable gap size. Coarse or colloidal milling available

Fryma colloidal mill (continued) Large Mainca mixer

Two-direction batch mixer with three rotating paddles. Capacity of 100 litres.

Silverson bench mixer

Small capacity, variable speed mixer.

Three separate sized heads are available.

Mixers

Small Mainca mixer

Two-direction batch mixer with two rotating paddles. Capacity of 30 litres.

Silverson mixer IKA Turbotron Type RKG paddle mixer

Industrial size large capacity high shear mixer. Approximate speeds 20 to 1200 per min. Single speed with 3 separate sized heads available.

Crypto Peerless EF20 mixer

Approximately 10Kg capacity. Variable speed mixing. Dough hook, balloon whisk and K beaters available.

Homogenisers Winkworth steam jacketed pan

200litre capacity jacked vessel – with integral Niro Soavi Spa Type NS2002H agitator (bottom outlet) homogeniser

Bench scale 2 stage homogeniser – approximate capacity 50 litres per hour. Maximum pressure 600 bar.

Green bean cutter Fruit and vegetable processing Commercial sized rotating hopper continuous unit, can cut beans into 12.5mm or 25mm lengths.

Steam jacketed pans

From 10 to 120 litre capacities, some of which have purpose designed blanching baskets and attachment points for mixers. (Forward tipping design)

Crypto-Peerless carborundum peeler Brierley Collier Hartley fruit press

Catering sized carborundum peeler for root Manually operated laboratory scale fruit press. vegetables.

Ditto-Electrolux TRS food processor Bertuzzi fruit mill and hydraulic press

Fruit and vegetable products may be sliced, diced or Pilot scale system for the manufacture of fruit juices. chipped. A wide range of cutting plates is available. Requires fruit quantities of approximately 10 Kg and upwards.

Bertuzzi pulping plant Centrifuging and filtering

Pilot scale system for pulping and screening of fruits to remove skins and seeds. Requires fruit quantities of approximately 10 Kg and upwards. Westfalia centrifugal separator

Floor standing bench scale centrifugal separator. Processing capacity range from ~ 70litres to 4000L/hour.

Carlsson plate filter

Frame plate filter, plate size 20cm x 20cm.

FMC multi juicer

The FMC Citrus juicer is a catering/semi-commercial sized citrus juice extractor. Handling fruit sizes ranging from grapefruit to tangerines.

Vacuum tumbler Meat processing Henneken Vacuum tumbler has a 50-litre capacity (however only fill between 10-20 litres). Manual and automatic vacuum settings. The vacuum function Sausage filler allows for infusion of marinades and seasonings into meat products. Motor driven with various nozzle sizes available. Maximum capacity of approximately 15 litres. Portioner attachment to allow for depositing consistent portion sizes.

Small-scale mincer

Electrically operated laboratory scale meat mincer.

Bizerba meat slicer

Catering sized adjustable width slicer.

Mincer Emerging technologies There are plates available that are either 5mm or 10mm depending on how finely minced the meat is required to be. High pressure processing vessel

EPSI batch high pressure processing vessel, 70mm diameter, 200mm length. Maximum working pressure 700 MPa (7000 bar). Maximum operating temperature 90°C. Pack temperature during processing can be recorded.

(Now in microbiology for non-food applications)

Ultrasound

A 2-kilowatt ultrasonic processor for industrial applications with continuous and batch mode options. The system is fully PC-controllable and is an ideal research tool for the investigation of techniques such as ultrasonic cell disruption, emulsification and homogenisation.

Large and small sausage filler (left) Casing clipper (right)

Dynowave- AMT 4

A trial device which makes use of microwave energy to rapidly heat all kinds of pumpable non-flammable products. This kind of heating differs from conventional heating, as the microwave energy is supplied on a molecular level. The Microwave Volumetric Heating (MVH) makes use of polarity of compounds which are present in the fluids as well as permanently change ions to cause frictional heat by means of an oscillating electric field.

The Dynowave – AMT 4 consists of a stainless-steel Electrode panels cover a treatment area ~0.45 m2 cabinet, which is divided into the electrical and and can be adjusted up to 30 cm from the conveyor processing cabinet. belt to allow the treatment of a variety of different sized food products as well as the conveyor The peripherals of the material.

device are mainly consisted of the product pump, a stirrer, a chiller, a vessel with mixer, measuring devices and valves. The materials used are all stainless steel or food grade coated (Teflon). The AMT 4 has a heating power of up to 8 kW. Typical flow rates of between 70 - 200 l/hr can be achieved.

Revtech

A continuous flow system for pasteurisation, roasting, controlled heating and wetting of low water Ultraviolet light decontamination tunnel activity products. Applications include the pasteurisation and/or roasting of nuts & seeds. System suitable to accommodate a variety of products (50mm to 250mm). The system consists 16 x 95W ‘high output’ UV-C emitters, where the product can be treated from both above and below.

Continuous cold plasma system

Prototype plasma system suitable for feasibility studies with food or food contact materials. Plasma is generated on the surface of the electrode panels using the surrounding air and is an indirect treatment.

Packaging equipment Fords Duckworth 003 bench heat sealer

Atmospheric heat sealer for pots with a maximum

diameter of 75mm. Multivac C200

Chamber units for the vacuum/gas flush sealing of pouches of maximum width of 465mm. The sealers have a top and bottom heating element. The level of vacuum is adjustable. Closing speed up to 6 pouches per minute

Proseal tray sealer

Hulme-Martin hand operated bench impulse sealers

Various sizes and types of bag/pouch may be sealed. Maximum bag size of 320mm.

Riverside hot bar sealer Schreiner creep/burst test system

Time, temperature and pressure control for sealing Equipment for the determination of seal strength and seal integrity of sealed flexible and semi- rigid packages

Witt Pack Vac leak detector Hulme Martin hot bar sealer Leak detection equipment using vacuum under Produces a crimp water to test for leaks in flexible and semi-rigid seal. Temperature packs. control for sealing.

Systech Gaspace advance gas analyser

Equipment for measuring the headspace gas of flexible and semi rigid containers. Measures Systech permeability equipment oxygen, carbon dioxide and balance gas (measured as nitrogen) levels. Programmable sampling times Equipment for measuring the oxygen transmission and levels are also possible. rate and water vapour transmission rate of packaging materials We now have an attachment enabling the analyser to be used on metal cans.

Environmental chamber Internal pressure tester

Ideal for use with the Systech permeation analysers. Used to determine the amount of pressure a bottle Enabling testing of films, packages and bottles or container can withstand without bursting or under different temperature and humidity conditions. deforming. Temperature range +5 oC - +85oC. Humidity range 40% - 95% RH.

Glove box

Zwick/Roell Z050 Chamber which can contain a controlled gaseous atmosphere (e.g. Nitrogen), the use of attached Multi-functional machine which can perform a rubber gloves allows the filling and sealing of number of different tests including the tensile and product and packaging within the controlled bond strength of seals, compression and edge crush atmosphere. Equipment also contains a portal to testing of primary and tertiary packages, mullen transfer product and equipment in and out of the burst test and peel testing. Can also conduct chamber as required without displacing the coefficient of friction testing on plastic films and controlled atmosphere. sheets.

Data acquisition systems

Texture and food structure assessment

Through the use of a master and slave, Campden BRI offers a standardisation service to pea tenderometer users

Dodman digital pea tenderometer

Electronic version of the Martin pea tenderometer with digital readout.

Squirrel data loggers

Anville data loggers Martin pea tenderometer Ellab TM 9616 and flex systems Now used as the Campden Sub-Master Tenderometer.

Ellab tracksense reader stations

Ellab Tracksense wireless loggers Anemometer (various types) Biral hot wire model. Unsuited to operational temperatures greater than 50°C.

Flir thermal imaging camera

Infrared thermometry system capable of reading 3700 temperatures per frame. Measurements can be taken between -30 to 2000°C with an accuracy of 1°C or 1%. The camera itself can withstand environmental conditions of -15 to +55°C

Luxtron data acquisition system

Fibre optic time/temperature data logger for applications where conventional thermocouple Ellab deflection sensor measurement is not possible such as inside microwaves.

Soft drinks

Soft drinks carbonator- Armfield FT102X

Able to fill all sizes of cans and a wide range of PET and glass bottles. Cans can then be seamed using the AID PAK seamer. Variable carbonation settings available from 2.0 to 4.5 volumes CO2.

35L pressurised tank with extra 100L atmospheric holding tank Ellab deflection sensor packaging stand which pumps into

pressurised chamber.

UHT / HTST pasteuriser - Armfield FT Cooking/vacuum cooling/drying 74XTS

UHT throughput up to 20 litres/ hour. Process BCH vacuum cooker/cooler temperature up to 140°C. Variable holding tube option. Tubular or plate heat exchangers option. 10-20 kg vacuum/pressure cooker. Steam jacketed Process parameter display and data logging to with an operating pressure of up to 6 bar. The inner laptop computer. vessel has an optimum working pressure of 1.5 bar. The vessel is fitted with an anchor type agitator and also has a steam injection facility. The vessel is also suitable for full vacuum processing.

Birchover freeze dryer

Maximum 4-shelf capacity: 3 at 97cm x 37cm; 1 at 77cm x 37cm

Chilling and freezing equipment Armfield freezer

May be used for fluidised bed freezing and air blast freezing using horizontal or vertical air movement. In addition, blast chilling may also be performed. The air temperature required may be pre-set, fan speeds are adjustable. Lowest chamber temperature -35°C.

Giusti Vesuvio cook/cool system Microwave and conventional ovens A 250-litre vessel with integral scraped surface agitator. Particularly suitable for cooking and 3 domestic gas ovens, 3 domestic electric ovens vacuum cooling liquid foods. Steam injection and and 3 fan assisted electric ovens for cooking steam jacketed capacity. Emulsifier attachment can instruction development. A very large selection of also be used. domestic and food service microwave ovens for instruction development purposes.

Frying equipment

Valentine “Maxi” deep fat fryer

Catering sized equipment with 15-litre oil capacity. Uses 5Kg capacity baskets.

Lincat deep fat fryer Turbofill filler

Catering sized equipment with 15-litre oil capacity. Pneumatic food product filler for liquid and semi- Single basket. solid foods. Filling level and speed are adjustable. Has both a continuous and manual filling operation. Manual filling via a foot paddle.

Fillers Other

Enolmatic bottle filler Laminar flow cabinet

Mains operated semi-automated small-scale The Laminar Flow cabinet can be used to provide a vacuum bottle filler. Has an adjustable filling level clean environment for the hygienic filling of products. and speed of fill.

Using the laminar flow cabinet alongside the HTST machine means clean filling pasteurised drinks is Ancillary facilities possible. Nine, walk-in, controlled temperature stores programmable to temperatures in the range of -18°C to +40°C. Controlled humidity in the region of 50-90% relative humidity is available in some stores.

Product Development Kitchen, and other preparation areas including cookers, domestic VeriVide photostability cabinet blenders/processors, balances, pH meters.

The storage cabinet can offer alternate light sources and the option to alternate between light sources and intensities. The cabinet can be sited in a temperature and humidity-controlled storage room via its fan driven ventilation system it is able to maintain the ambient temperature and humidity. Doors and walls are lined with reflector linings to reflect the light onto the samples and avoid shading. Large controlled temperature rooms where process machinery can be temporarily located.

Seam evaluation room Seam assessment kit

Dry laboratory Calibration laboratory

Packaging laboratory

Z blade mixer Bakery pilot plant Both standard and PC controlled z-blade mixers are equipment available. Standard mixers can be used for biscuit dough, or similar short dough, and PC controlled mixers are set to energy input, often used for small scale bread trials. Spiral mixer

Designed to develop consistent dough in atmospheric conditions, with limited friction heat, and oxidation. A range of spiral mixer sizes are available from a dough capacity of 2-70kg

Planetary mixer

A range of sizes are available, using a variety of attachments for different products. This includes dough hooks, cake batter paddles, and whisks.

High speed Tweedy mixer

Three high speed mixers are available for the Chorleywood bread process. These run at 300rpm and take a range of dough weights. Tweedy 10 – mixes to time at atmospheric pressure Tweedy 35 – mixes to time at both atmospheric pressure and vacuum conditions Tweedy 70 – mixes to energy input and had both pressure and vacuum capabilities.

Reel oven Travelling oven

Three-reel ovens are available, suitable for a variety A small scale, two chamber travelling oven. This has of baked products, rotating at a range of speeds. four simmer stat setting options, as well as steam These are all gas powered - the larger ovens often injection. Side windows enable you to observe the used for pan bread, and the smaller ovens used for entire baking process, with a maximum bake time of cakes. 23 minutes.

Deck oven

Two deck ovens are available, one located in the pilot plant bakery facility. Both ovens have steam injection

Provers/ retarders

A selection of provers, with and without retarding facilities, are available. These can all regulate temperature and relative humidity. The Acrivan prover contains inbuilt shelving with Perspex windows allowing observation during proving. Other provers contain space for racks, making them suitable for a higher volume of product.

Rack oven

Two rotating rack ovens are available, with air flow systems, to ensure even baking. These also have a steam injection option.

Conical moulder Baguette moulder

Fixed moulder, This small-scale moulder contains a roller and suitable for rounding pressure board using 350g scales dough pieces. before and after intermediate proof.

Final moulder

This moulder contains a sheeter, roller and pressure board, with a 4 piecing option. Rondo Smartline

Our pilot scale Smartline has two main sections. Firstly, a hopper and dough feeder with reduction rollers. Secondly, a series of rollers and cutters with a wide range of attachments such as dockers and filling extruders.

Small scale roll plant

Our roll plant can create rolls up to 130g in weight with additional pressure boards.

Dough press Chocolate equipment

Chocolate enrober

Pastry brake CAO-B5 ball mill refiner

The ball mill a machine that is used for the grinding and homogenisation of cocoa, chocolate and similar masses. The stainless steel jacketed tank contains the grinding balls and a vertical positioned exchangeable grinding shaft with grinding arms. The equipment has a heating element. It is also possible to cool the product by supplying cold water to the jacket.

Dough laminator

KitchenAid mixer with a heated bowl Bakery texture equipment

KitchenAid mixer with double-wall insulated bowl is ideal for mixing and heating ingredients without overheating them, ideal for example for melting TexVol L370 Laser volume machine chocolate. Temperature controls on display allows precisely adjust heat from 21° to 104°C. C-cell crumb analysis

Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Stirring tank

A stirring tank with a heated jacked. Suitable for Rapid visco analyser various products such as chocolate or sourdough ferments.

Rheometer and tensionmeter Milling pilot plant equipment

Bühlermill

A six-stream adjustable lab scale roller mill for the production of white flour. We have 4 MLU-202s that are calibrated for use with wheat but can be adjusted for use with other cereals or products. Minimum sample size of 2kg and an average through-put of 6kg/hour.

Texture analysers

Dehuller

The Alvan Blanch IH15 is a high powered impact dehuller using a rotating blunt blade to crack the hulls off many cereals and legumes.

Large sieve Redresser

The Farleygreene The Russell Demi Finex Sievmaster is a single A14550 is a vibrating sieve pass vibrating sieve chamber with a fitted 300 chamber with a diameter µm. It is used as a final of 60cm. This is used for purification step of white large scale sieving and flour after roller milling to fractioning. remove any large particles retained from flour finishing.

Kek-Gardner blender Small-coffee roaster

Tumbling 8L Ideal for the cone blender evaluation of used to coffees as well homogenise as training in samples in different particular as a approaches to final step in the roasting coffee. flour milling process.

Dockage tester

Clean and separate grain of dust, chaff and other big and small particles. Speed can be adjusted to feed and air rate, depending on the grain. Can be used Variomill. for different types of grain: hard red spring, red durum, white, hard red winter, soft red winter, A single mass roller durum-white, rye, corn, barley, flax and grain mill used mainly for sorghums. milling research with all kinds of raw materials due to its ability to adjust and modify many of the milling properties/ settings.

Roll speed and differential, roll surface type, roll angle and gap can all be adjusted to create a range of different products. Used for rolling, flaking, milling many different types of cereals and legumes.

Alfa Laval membrane separations rig Pilot brewery equipment (Nutfield site) Pilot scale membrane filtration unit for testing membranes and processes for Reverse Osmosis/Nano/Ultra/Microfiltration. Suitable for dealcoholisation of any alcoholic beverage. 1hl Briggs pilot brewery Working pressure of 25 bar.

Plant incorporates a sequential lauter tun system with the flexibility to use mash filtration. System also incorporates a dual use wort kettle/ cereal cooker.

Haffmans inpack TPO/CO2 meter

Inpack beverage analysis, allowing differentiated measurement of headspace oxygen and dissolved oxygen. Up to 150 product types can be programmed including most cans and bottles.

Meura 2001 pilot mash filter

Pilot scale mash filtration for use with a variety of raw materials including malted and unmalted grains.

Meheen carbonated beverage bottle filler

Two head, counter pressure bottle filler with pre- evacuation and long fill tubes, which allow for a calm fill and low dissolved oxygen pickup. Suitable for 275ml and 500ml bottles.